'Doom and gloom' as latest Conference Board data shows a highly pessimistic consumer
Tuesday's Conference Board data on U.S. consumer confidence dealt a massive blow to sentiment and played its part in driving ...
Inflation Has Americans Changing Their Life—and Spending—Plans
Over 75% of Americans say they are cutting back spending and over half are electing to put off plans to account for the changing economic climate, according to a new Wells Fargo report.
Americans are getting fed up with the economy. Does that mean we’re heading into a recession?
American consumers and businesses are feeling uneasy, fearing higher inflation is lurking around the corner as President Donald Trump talks massive tariffs. That’s raising questions on what America’s ...
The Fed Appears To Be Losing Control Of Inflation Expectations
Rising inflation expectations spark concerns as consumer confidence shifts. Click for my look at the markets as they respond ...
What Investors Should Know About Investing During Rising Inflation
Successful investors understand these three key factors, enabling them to craft an investment strategy tailored to current global conditions.
Employee Fears of an Economic Downturn Rise on Latest Data
Though recent bumps in joblessness, growth, and inflation data remain minor, workers still worry that Trump’s tariffs, mass federal employee layoffs, and spending cuts could tank the economy.
Here’s where the Fed’s preferred inflation reading landed in January
Inflation dropped slightly in January but consumer spending, the primary driver of the U.S. economy, also saw its biggest decline in four years.
Consumption risk
Interest rate futures moved sharply in response, raising the expectations of a Fed rate cut although the first is still not expected until June. The market path of US interest rates is now in line ...